London & South East Regional Discussion - January 14th 2013 12z Onwards

[Southender]

Light sleet/snow here in Southend. Not doing a lot to be honest.

Temp: 1.8c

DP: -0.8c

Getting near the tipping point now. Need that PPN to get over here and fast.

[Gowon]

you mean snizzle

Nah, this is worst than snizzle

Snizzle is actually very light proper snow, this comes nowhere close.

[scud]

Yup big snowflakes in Staines

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Here is what the met think of it...

Pretty far west..Would cover out whole region..

[Snowball85]

Is that the big snow event over for us now in south london looks like light rain 😞

[BarnetBlizzard]

Still sleety here at the office in W10. Quite keen to hear more from Barnet, Harrow etc as the conditions there are likely to be more like those back home in Ealing. I would ring my son, but as he is at nursery over there I'm not sure he would be a reliable source

Well still snowing heavy with big fat flakes. Grass starting to get covered and settling on pavements now if this snow can carry on for another couple of hours then it should settle even more

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Snow trying to settle now in Bracknell??

[greenhithe]

Was snowing quite hard earlier but, has now turned to snizzile not settling

Looks like we have some snow for tonight and hopefully it will settle.

But I am not bothered if it doesn't but it would be nice for photos

[WillinGlossop]

jeez! how reliable is the nae model? met office have said nothing about that much snow for us.

It lookslike as the wrap around of the front happens it drags in colder 850 temps and the warmth of the thames too lookslike increasing the intensity of the front. We shall see.....

Edited January 14, 2013 by willinkent44

[Coast]

OK, it gets complicated but here are the various fronts moving through and expected times:

Edited January 14, 2013 by Coast

[SHM040519]

If you look at the nae mdel it has 15-20 mm precip overnight for kent..... Thats 15-20cm possible!

Really??! Where the chart???

[Downpour]

Here is what the met think of it...

Pretty far west..Would cover out whole region..

Great chart - is that the latest fax Surrey?

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wow this snow is heavy...Grass might get a covering at this rate

[Paul Sherman]

Aaaargh

Temp 1.8

Dewp -0.2c

We are screwed if the precip does not get a move on daaarn tis end of t'estuary

[Whereisthesnow?]

Peppig up again in the City.

[Lampostwatcher]

Moderate to heavy snow since 12.00 here

Grass covered nearly

[strats]

Now steady rain at Canary Wharf.

what part of the wharf are you in? still snowing here at Churchill place

[utdman_67]

maybe some hope for us yet , then !

tonight is our best chance hun

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Great chart - is that the latest fax Surrey?

Surface pressure chart - Forecast

Issued at: 0000 on Mon 14 Jan 2013

I guess so?

[Southender]

jeez! how reliable is the nae model? met office have said nothing about that much snow for us.

Not sure where he has got that idea from.

3-8mm of PPN (rain/snow) at the very best by midday tomorrow is what the NAE says.

[Lampostwatcher]

Gonna take a measurement soon and an updated photo temp 0.7c dew p -0.1c

[MarkQPR]

wow this snow is heavy...Grass might get a covering at this rate

Yep, garden is white again. Roads are looking horribly slushy. Tonight could be horrible for ice.

I assume gritters will be out again in force this afternoon?

[Downpour]

Well still snowing heavy with big fat flakes. Grass starting to get covered and settling on pavements now if this snow can carry on for another couple of hours then it should settle even more

Thanks BarnetBlizzard - great news. We are usually one of the coldest boroughs in London due to vast amount of green space (we got the London record of -16c at Northolt in Dec 2010) so I am hopeful of a little covering when I get back tonight.

Moderate to heavy snow since 12.00 here

Grass covered nearly

Excellent news, thanks for the update. You are not far from me in Ealing - although I'm guessing you are at a higher altitude??

Edited January 14, 2013 by Downpour

[Alpine glow]

Is there any chance of the wrap around falling as far down as Brighton later?

[loopydreamer]

It lookslike as the wrap around of the front happens it drags in colder 850 temps and the warmth of the thames too lookslike increasing the intensity of the front. We shall see.....

i get what your saying. It's definitely possible.